US2007187173A1PendingUtilityA1

Speaker grille

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 14, 2006Filed: Feb 14, 2006Published: Aug 16, 2007
Est. expiryFeb 14, 2026(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Carl J. Price
H04R 1/023H04R 2201/029
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Abstract

A substrate injection molded to a surface of metal, wood, a wood-based product, or leather to form a composite, such that the composite has an acoustical region and a non-acoustical region, and the surface extends continuously from the acoustical region to the non-acoustical region is described.

Claims

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1 . An apparatus comprising 
 a substrate injection molded to a surface of metal, wood, a wood-based product, or leather to form a composite, the composite having an acoustical region and a non-acoustical region;    the surface extending continuously from the acoustical region to the non-acoustical region.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the substrate is substantially coextensive with the surface.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the surface is on a sheet of material.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the non-acoustical region comprises more than half of an area of the surface.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an audio device to which the composite is mounted.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an automobile door to which the composite is mounted.  
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1  in which the acoustical region bears holes.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a loudspeaker in a vicinity of the acoustical region.  
     
     
         9 . An apparatus comprising 
 a loudspeaker;    a screen in the vicinity of the loudspeaker, the screen having holes and comprising a substrate injection molded onto a surface of metal, wood, a wood-based product, or leather.    
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the surface comprises leather.  
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the loudspeaker has a diameter and at least one dimension of at least one of the holes spans the diameter of the loudspeaker.  
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the loudspeaker has a circumference and a radius of curvature, and at least one of the holes has a radius of curvature equal to the radius of curvature of the circumference.  
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the holes are generally rectangular.  
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the holes are arcuate.  
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the holes are generally circular.  
     
     
         16 . A method comprising 
 in an article having a substrate molded onto a surface of metal, wood, a wood-based product, or leather, forming holes in the surface after the substrate has been molded onto the surface.    
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein forming holes comprises laser-cutting the surface.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  wherein forming holes comprises applying water jets to the surface.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  wherein forming holes comprises punching the surface.

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